What’s the best way to catch breast cancer early?

What’s the best way to catch breast cancer early?

By: Dr. Ashley Chauvin ND It is It is estimated that about 1 in 8 Canadian women will develop breast cancer during theirlifetime. However, the 5 year survival rate for breast cancer is now up to 92%. This hasincreased approximately 30% in less than 50 years. The...
What you don’t know about Food Sensitivity Testing

What you don’t know about Food Sensitivity Testing

By: Dr. Dominique Vanier ND Food Sensitivity Testing is a popular blood test that tests for sensitivities to food. It does this by looking at specific IgG antibodies in the blood to a wide range of foods, like dairy products, gluten and gluten-free grains, veggies,...
The risks of a dairy free diet

The risks of a dairy free diet

When people think of a Naturopathic Doctor, they think about nutrition change as one of the foundational elements to good health. Historically, seeing an ND often meant “taking foods away” from your regular eating pattern and although these recommendations were always...
3 Reasons Why the Fertility Journey is Overwhelming

3 Reasons Why the Fertility Journey is Overwhelming

By Dr. Laura von Hagen ND  Patients often feel lonely and isolated on their fertility journey. Unfortunately, this is something I know about all too well. I have also experienced infertility myself. When our first IVF cycle was cancelled in March 2020 due to the...
The Pap Test vs A Vaginal Exam

The Pap Test vs A Vaginal Exam

There might not be a public health screening program more successful than the pap test. After initiating routine screening for cervical cancer in women and people born with a cervix, cervical cancer rates have plummeted.  Although screening tests can be a valuable way...
Why a diagnosis of IBS matters.

Why a diagnosis of IBS matters.

If you have ever been assigned a diagnosis of IBS, you may not have felt particularly connected to the term.  In the past, the term IBS felt like a ‘catch all’ diagnosis that patients were awarded with if they had non-specific digestive symptoms where we couldn’t find...